Researchers at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland, have created the spinout company Ohmedics, Ltd., to commercialize their wound management product. The wound monitor allows doctors and nurses to check whether a wound is moist — the optimum condition for healing — without removing the dressing. The technology uses a tiny, disposable sensor attached to the gauze of a dressing. A handheld meter attached to the sensor displays whether the dressing is moist and can be left alone or is too wet or dry. The technology can be used in hospitals and outpatient settings and adapted to any kind of chronic or acute wound. The technology reduces pain and skin trauma to the patient, limits opportunities for infection, and saves staff time by eliminating unnecessary dressing changes. “With chronic leg ulcers alone affecting 10 out of every 1,000 adults in the Western world at some time in their lives, the need for effective wound care is clear,” says Trish Connolly, professor in the university’s Institute of Medical Devices and CEO of Ohmedics, which was launched following a successful clinical trial in Glasgow. The company plans to begin producing the wound monitor this fall.<\/p>\n
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